Keywords

Power Market Regulation and Deregulation, Reliability
and Stability.

Abstract

This paper analyses whether enough supply can be made
available in Belgium for estimated peak load in winter
from 2003-2020 without extra generation capacity
investments. The Belgian regulator has stated that extra
grid investments as foreseen will guarantee system
adequacy. The authors argue that, besides these gird
investments, extra generation capacity is necessary
because without, the Belgian system will depend too
much on import to be adequate. The authors therefore also
question the feasibility of the decommissioning decisions
by the Belgian governments.